Lesson 2 Flashcards
Selective
Pupils are chosen, usually for academic reasons, for entry, though, in the case of some private schools, parents’ ability to pay school fees may be a factor in selection
Comprehensive
Everyone enters without exams and education is free, paid for by the government
Schooling
Education received at school
Elitism
When you favor a small, privileged group
Inherent in
Existing as a basic part of something
Perpetuate
Make something continue for ever
Two-tier system
A system with two separate levels, one of which is better than the other
Perceive
See, consider
Better-off
Richer
Well-endowed
Receiving a lot of money in grants, gifts from rich people, etc
Depressing
Reducing
Less well-off
Poorer
Excel
Achieve an excellent standard
Scholarship
Money given to pay for studies, usually provided on the basis of academic merit
Bursary
Money given to pay for studies, usually provided on the basis of need
Tertiary
Education at university or college level
Student loan
Money that students can borrow from a bank while studying and then pay back once they are in work
Undergraduate
Student doing a first degree
Tuition fees
Money paid to receive teaching
The three Rs
Reading, writing and arithmetic
Literacy
The ability to read
Numeracy
The ability to count
Curriculum reform
Changes to what is covered in the national syllabus
Lifelong/continuing education
Education for all ages
Mature students
Adult students older than the average student
Special needs education
Education for children who cannot learn in the normal way, because they have some disability
One-to-one
One teacher and one pupil, not a group
Bullying
Threatening behavior
Guidelines
Advice on how something should be done
Distraction
Takes attention away
Equality of opportunity
When everyone has the same chances
